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Aufschwung is the second piece in Robert Schumann's Fantasiestucke. In this collection it is preceded by Des Abends and is followed by Warum?. Aufschwung is german for 'soaring' and the tempo indication 'Sehr rasch' suggests the work should be played at a very rapid pace. The piece is in the key of F minor. Schumann conceived of Aufschwung as a depiction of the character Florestan (from Beethoven's Fidelio) indulging in his desires, and as the Norton Anthology of music describes "at the height of his passions"[1]
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- ^ J. Peter Burkholder, Claude V. Palisca, Norton Anthology of Western Music, Vol. 2: Classic to Twentieth century, Fifth edition, New York London, 2006
